Total births
227
Girls' name · since 1940
Jowanna
227 babies named Jowanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 227
- total births
- 1940–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Jowanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 227 have been recorded since 1940.
Jowanna has 227 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1991.
- 227 total births
- 1940–1991 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
227 girls have been named Jowanna since 1940, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.
- 227
- total births
- 1940–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Jowanna was born in this single decade.
1959
Single peak year
11 babies were named Jowanna in 1959 - its busiest year on record.
Jowanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jowanna splits its recorded history at 1975: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jowanna at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1959
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
Jowanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1991
- Peak year (1959)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jowanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jowanna's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jowanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 68 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jowanna? ▼
Jowanna has been given to 227 babies in the U.S. since 1940, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 11 babies were born in 1959, its single highest year.
When was Jowanna most popular? ▼
Jowanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Jowanna been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jowanna since 1940 -- 52 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Jowanna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jowanda, Jowana, Jowell, Jowharah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jowanna's data
- Jowanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jowanna: Baby Name Since 1940 - 227 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jowanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jowanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.